| A | B |
|---|
| 5th Symphony | Fate knocking on the door |
| 3rd Symphony | Eroica (heroic) |
| Napoleon | dictator; 3rd symphony initially dedicated to him |
| famous rhythmic motive | da da da duh (short short short long) |
| 9th Symphony | theme: Brotherhood of human beings |
| November 22, 1989 | Fall of Berlin Wall (playing of 9th Symphony) |
| 5th Symphony Coda | 127 measures long! |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | 1770-1827 |
| 5th Symphony-MVT 4 (new instruments) | trombones, contra bassoon & piccolo |
| Cyclical symphony | continuing to use same motive in other mvts |
| First Choral Movement in a Symphony | Ode to Joy |
| Premier of Beethoven's 9th | Karntertor Theatre in Vienna |
| 3rd movement of a symphony | minuet/scherzo & trio |
| Significance of number 3 | 3rd symphony, Eb major, scherzo in 3rd movement |
| marcia funebre | funeral march |
| Beethoven's assistant | Ferdinand Ries |
| Helligenstadt Testament | suicide note |
| Wagner, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler & Dvorak | Romantic period composers |
| Friedrich Schiller | poet - Ode to Joy |
| Prince Franz Joseph Maximillian Lobkowitz | Eroica symphony dedicated to him |
